Clothes hanger

ABSTRACT

A clothes hanger of the kind comprising a single length of wire bent back on itself to form two arms extending parallel to each other and adapted to be latched together in the manner of a safety pin with one of said arms having a hanger-suspending hook at its center, the improvement consisting in providing the hook carrying arm with a central offset portion to form a recess for accommodating said hook so that when two of such hangers are hung on a rail closely adjacent to each other the hook on one hanger will not come into contact with a garment hung on an adjacent hanger.

[15] 31min ,itjtii [115} ith, W'iii [541 QL'U'ETHTES HAN GFE m 2,609,130 9/1952 Burnoil ..22E1/% [72] inventor: Anh'innn iil ohhoi", Dordiecht, Netherlands FQREHGN pATEW-m QR AFPHCJMQUWS [73] Assignee: i n tioifiy go lrooht, N othorlands [22] Filed: Nov. 1121, MW 1 pp No: Swami Prmmry Emmmer1oman Fiankhn Assistant Examirwr-Georgo 11-1. iii'izmnnich Attamcyimirie, Smiley, Snycior and Bottom 1,385,234 11/1964 Franco "2291/00 [30] iiomign Anniimtion iifiioirity ifltntn Nov. 12, 1968 Germany .o 58 06 552.7 [57] mmmm A clothes hanger of the kind comprising a single length of with {52] [LI-5:1. 1C5 .JEZZZt/WEI, 21 1/1 19 ham back an r-3M" in form two arms m tgnding pug- 11w 29 ach Wi other and adapted to ho latched togother in the mannoi' of a [58] Fioiti oi Summit ..223/96, 91, 90; 21 1/1 19, 113 f t pin with One f Said arms having a hanger suspun iing hook at its center, the, improvement consisting in providing [56] mflmmmfi 8min the hook carrying arm with a control offset portion to form a UNITED STATES PA'HENTS recess for accommodating said hook no that whon two of such hangers are hung on a rail closiziy ad acent to each other the 541,293 6895 smith "223/96 hook on one hanger will not come into contact with a garment 1,1 9 Crutcher hung on an adjacent hangen 2,135,846 11/1938 i'tobeni.... .....223/91 2,490,201 12/1949 Brown ..223/91 3Cinimnfiiflh'nwingi ignms Bird-A2? This invention relates to clothes hangers for hanging articles of clothing and especially for hanging trousers, skirts and the like.

The clothes hanger according to the invention is of the kind formed from a single length of wire bent back upon itself so as to form two arms extending substantially parallel to each other, one of said arms having attached to its center a supporting hook and one of said arms having at its free end a catch in which the free end oi the other of said arm engages, in the manner of a safety pin, to latch the free ends of said two arms together to retain them in close parallel relationship. in use the two arms of the hanger are unlatched from each other and a pair of trousers, skirt or the like is hung over one of said arms, the two arms then being again latched together so that the trousers, skirt or the like is held between the two arms. Preferably one or other of said arms is so shaped that where the two arms are latched together, with a garment held therebetween, said garment is firmly clamped or gripped between said arms.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved clothes hanger of this kind whereby several hangers with garments hang thereon can be hung on a supporting rail or the like in close proximity to each other without the hanger hook or a part thereof pressing against the garment hung on an adjacent hanger and thereby creasing or otherwise damaging said garment.

With this object in view the invention consists of a clothes hanger of the kind described wherein the arm having a hook attached at its center is provided with a bend on each side of the point of attachment of said hook whereby said arm is provided with a central portion offset in the direction of the other arm of the hanger thereby forming a recess in which said hook is attached to said arm.

in order that the invention may be more clearly understood one particular embodiment thereof will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

hit is a plan view of two clothes hangers according to the invention in close proximity to each other, as they would be when hung on a supporting rail or the like; and

MG. 2". is a side elevation of a clothes hanger according to the invention.

Referring to these drawings the clothes hanger comprises a single length of strong resilient wire bent back upon itself to form two arms l, in, and It, 12a lying side by side in substantially parallel relationship. One arm 2 Ila has fixed to its center, for erarnple by welding, a hook '7, 7:1 for suspending the hanger from a rail or the like and at its free end is provided with a catch it, do into which the free end of arm i, la is adapted to engage, in the manner of a safety pin, to latch the two arms ii, to and 2, 2n together in parallel relationship as indicated in full lines in lFlG. l.

The arm l, in is straight but according to the invention the arm 2, 2a to which the book 7, 7c is attached is provided on each side of the point of attachment of hook '7, "701 at points equidistant therefrom bends as indicated at ti. The arm 2 is bent towards the arm l as indicated at 3 and d whereby the central portion of arm It is offset in the direction of a m ll thereby forming a recess i in which the hook l is atta to said arm. The depth ol said recess is equal to or greater than the diameter of the wire from which the hook "i is made so that when several hangers according to the invention, with garmerits hung thereon, are suspended by the hook "i', in from a rail or the like in close proximity to each other, as shown in H6. l, the hooks 7 do not press against the garment, indicated at it) in chain dotted line, hung on an adjacent hanger and therefore do not crease or otherwise damage the garment.

in the embodiment of clothes hanger illustrated in the draw ing the bends ti formed in the arms .2, 2n such that the central portion of said arm is offset to an extent such 3' it v r ll, tic, said central offset portion or" arm ii, .a i with arm l, in and the portions of the to sides of the central offset portion will be from other.

When the clothes hanger is used, for example to han pair of trousers or a shirt, the arm 11 is uniatched from. tlt c. ch on arm 2 to the position shown at l in dotted lines and t trousers or shirt is hung over said arm which is the r latched to arm .76. Thus the trousers or ski i will clamped or gripped between the central ollset portion or 2 and arm ll while the spacing between the two arms on opposite sides of said offset portion will leave ample room for accommodating for example folded-in portions or a skirt.

it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiment herein described and illustrated but modification can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

l claim:

l. A clothes hanger comprising a single length of re ient wire bent upon itself to form two arms extending snbst ially parallel to each other, said arms each having a terminal end, means for latching and unlatching said ends relative to each other, at least one of said arms having attached to its center a hook for suspending said hanger, the other of said at sing adapted to suspendingly support a garment, the improvement comprising said one arm having a bend on each side of point of attachment of said hook forming an offset portion in a plane between the planes of said one and another arms thereby forming a recess for said hook whereby when two such hangers are hung closely adjacent each other the hook on one hanger will not come into contact with a garment hang on an adjacent hanger, said other arm being substantially stl ht and having a central portion, said offset portion being oilset by an amount to be engaged by the central portion of. .aid other arm when the arms are latched, whereby to how the arms such that the ends of said offset portion and opposed ends of said centrm portion only are in close bearing re. ti when the arms are latched.

2. A clothes hanger according to claim l, wherein said bends are formed equidistant from the point of attachment oi said hook.

It. A clothes hanger according to claim 11 wherein the portions of the two arms on opposite sides of said central olifsct portion are spaced from each other when said two arms are latched together. 

1. A clothes hanger comprising a single length of resilient wire bent upon itself to form two arms extending substantially parallel to each other, said arms each having a terminal end, means for latching and unlatching said ends relative to each other, at least one of said arms having attached to its center a hook for suspending said hanger, the other of said arms being adapted to suspendingly support a garment, the improvement comprising said one arm having a bend on each side of the point of attachment of said hook forming an offset portion in a plane between the planes of said one and another arms thereby forming a recess for said hook whereby when two such hangers are hung closely adjacent each other the hook on one hanger will not come into contact with a garment hung on an adjacent hanger, said other arm being substantially straight and having a central portion, said offset portion being offset by an amount to be engaged by the central portion of said other arm when the arms are latched, whereby to bow the arms such that the ends of said offset portion and opposed ends of said central portion only are in close bearing relation when the arms are latched.
 2. A clothes hanger according to claim 1, wherein said bends are formed equidistant from the point of attachment of said hook.
 3. A clothes hanger according to claim 1 wherein the portions of the two arms on opposite sides of said central offset portion are spaced from each other when said two arms are latched together. 